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Corrections director: $437,000 annual amendment expected from state healthcare authority for jail health services
Summary
Marin Fox said a consent-agenda amendment will allocate about $437,000 for the upcoming year from the Washington State Healthcare Authority for the jail’s DMAT-related services; the full contract term total is about $2.2 million through June 30, 2027.
Marin Fox, director of corrections, told commissioners a consent-agenda amendment with the Washington State Healthcare Authority will offset costs of the county jail’s DMAT program and that the county expects to receive about $437,000 in the coming year under the amended arrangement.
Fox said the $2.2 million figure mentioned in the packet represents the total through the contract term (March 1, 2022–June 30, 2027) and that the annual figure for next year is approximately $437,000. Commissioners asked how the jail will replace mental-health tax transfers used to supplement insurance costs when those transfers end; Fox said previous board decisions anticipated the general fund absorbing those costs and that the county would report back on specifics, including insurance premium caps.
The amendment to be placed on the consent agenda is budgeted and staff said the amount can vary year to year depending on the number of counties participating in the program.
